$847M Powerball winner remains a mystery as New Jersey lottery officials urge players to check their tickets
The $847 million Powerball winner in New Jersey remains a mystery, with officials urging lottery players to check their tickets to see if they won the second-largest jackpot in the state’s history.The winning ticket was purchased Tuesday morning from an automated machine at Wegmans Food Market in the tony town of Montvale — where the median household income is $178,000.
“I think I’m here to declare that New Jersey is the luckiest state in the United States,” James Carey, the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, told reporters on Thursday.The Wegmans will receive a $30,000 bonus check from selling the lucky ticket, which the store plans to donate to its “Check Out Hunger” campaign to supply local food banks.“We’re really excited about it.It goes directly to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, so we’re really proud to share that.
It’s a huge honor, and we appreciate the opportunity to have sold the winning ticket,” said Wegman’s store manager Nick Tassi.The ticket holder — whose identity remains a mystery — can choose between the estimated $847 million jackpot or a one-time cash sum of $363.1 million.The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53, 56 and the red Powerball 21.It is the 12th time New Jersey has produced a Powerball jackpot winner and the first since an anonymous player claimed the $222.6 million prize on June 10, 2024.The ticket matched all six numbers, making it the ninth-largest jackpot in Powerball history, according to lottery officials.Montvale is one of the state’s wealthiest towns, with a median household income more than twice the median American household.Carey urged players to check their tickets to see if they won from Wednesday’s draw, as winners have one year to claim their lottery loot.” I’m going to tell everyone, check your tickets, because prizes for Powerball range from four dollars and up, all the way up to $847 million,” Carey said.
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